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Road closures start next week for trail construction in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - The City of South Bend announced that construction on the trail connecting downtown and Notre Dame is set to begin on Monday, May 20. City officials say the project's aim is to promote safety for all modes of transportation, calm traffic, and improve infrastructure. Construction will...
Missed opportunities cost Notre Dame softball streak of NCAA Tournament appearances
Notre Dame softball’s season was summarized over the course of two games at the ACC Tournament in Durham, North Carolina. The Irish entered with their season on the line. Qualifying for the tournament as the final squad in a 10-team field, Notre Dame needed to win four consecutive games to capture the title and the NCAA Tournament auto bid that would come with it.
Late-night shot put steals the show at Penn boys track sectional that took two days to end
MISHAWAKA — Gage Goralski cocked his left leg back one time. Then a second. Then a third. On the fourth time, he moved his whole body as well, lunging forward to throw the shot put one last time. It landed 51 feet and 3 inches later, bringing an end to night one of the Penn boys track and field sectional at 10:34 p.m. ...
High school baseball, softball sectionals begin next week
(WNDU) - Believe it or not, it’s already postseason time for high school baseball and softball in Indiana, as sectionals start next week across the Hoosier State. We brought in South Bend Tribune Preps Reporter Austin Hough to give us a look ahead at the best potential matchups and lets us know how our local defending state champions look this year.
100 Years Later: Fallout from ND vs. KKK
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - A hundred years ago this week, the KKK attempted to make inroads in a part of Indiana they had yet to truly galvanize. We’re talking about South Bend. Its growing Catholic population is why the Klan decided to hold a parade and rally here.
Students react to Harrison Butker commencement speech
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- After going viral, after his graduation speech at a small catholic college, Kansas City Chief's kicker Harrison Butker, stirred up anger, debate, and even praise from all corners of the internet. In the speech, Butker touched on several controversial topics like women as homemakers, the LGBTQ...
Home is where the heart is
I’m not a person who gets homesick easily. Since arriving in South Bend four years ago, I can tell you I’ve absolutely missed my family, but I don’t need to be physically present to still feel at home. Family visits for football games and trips home for the holidays always cured any tinge of homesickness that I would start to feel. Just a couple of days with them made me feel prepared to take on new challenges away from the comforts of my little home in Pittsburgh.
Chicago man found guilty for role in deadly South Bend shooting
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — St. Joseph County prosecutors say a 24-year-old man is guilty for his role in a deadly shooting on Phillipa Street in South Bend in April 2023. Keith Hardy of Chicago, Illinois, was charged with two counts for the April 12, 2023 incident in which 25-year-old Marlon Hudson, of Gary, Indiana, was shot and killed.
Four years bring five (architecturally mediocre) buildings
This University is on a mad building spree. It basically always has been, ever since that fateful day in 1842 when Fr. Sorin laid the first log of his chapel. The last four years are no exception: construction crews scurry around like worker ants; the din wakes people up in the mornings; and everywhere you look, they’re putting up a new piece of yellow brick neotraditional architecture.
Holy Cross College names 2024 valedictorian
Holy Cross College senior Carmen “Stephanie“ Nunez will serve as this year’s valedictorian, the College announced on its website. Nunez, a South Bend native, is a visual arts major and an elementary education minor. Applying to college during the confusion of the COVID-19 pandemic was a difficult...
‘We've been working towards that for a while:' Irish post strong cross country, track and field seasons
Women earn podium finish at cross country nationals, men place inside top 15. As has become the program standard, Notre Dame cross country enjoyed a strong season in the fall, highlighted by the Irish women placing fourth at the NCAA Championship in November. That marked the team’s top finish at the national meet since 2004 and second-best in school history.
How Notre Dame, South Bend and Indiana are working together like never before
SOUTH BEND — Here along the southern edge of the University of Notre Dame’s iconic world-renowned campus, a fresh vibe spills across Angela Boulevard from both directions. Once a distinct boundary between the world-class college and working-class South Bend, the now vibrant corridor has evolved into a connector of communities rather than a divide.
A warm, sunny weekend ahead
Scattered showers are likely this evening, peaking through 8:00 PM. A downpour and rumble of thunder is possible. Friday will be mostly cloudy with a few showers redeveloping, mostly in the later afternoon / early evening. The weekend is expected to be warm and fair, with highs in the 80s. There is the slightest chance of rain Saturday but IF it does rain, it is doubtful to have a high impact. The humidity rises next week, with a storm threat Tuesday into Wednesday.
Graduating seniors report first destinations post-graduation
As of May 14, 81% of graduating seniors have responded to the “first destination survey” conducted annually by the Center for Career Development (CCD). Of the students surveyed, two-thirds have secured employment, one-quarter will be pursuing advanced degrees, 5% will be doing service and 2% serving in the military.
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